JP6388037B2 - Display input device, image forming apparatus including the same, and control method of display input device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to reception of a power-off instruction in a display input device attached to an image forming apparatus.

  Generally, an image forming apparatus such as a multifunction machine, a copier, a printer, or a facsimile machine is provided with a power switch for turning on / off a main power. The power switch may be provided on an operation panel attached to the image forming apparatus. When turning on / off the power of the image forming apparatus, the user operates the power switch on the operation panel. An example of an operation panel including a power switch and an image forming apparatus is described in Patent Document 1.

  Specifically, Patent Document 1 describes a digital multi-function peripheral 102 (image processing apparatus) having a mechanical hard key or a soft switch provided on a side surface of the apparatus or a display operation unit as a power switch (Patent Document 1). 1: See paragraph [0092]). The image processing apparatus described in Patent Document 1 displays the operation state of the apparatus and information input from the operation unit, and when the user instructs to shut off the power from the operation unit, a job being executed and a job waiting When the shutdown confirmation screen prompting the user to enter whether or not to turn off the power is displayed and the user inputs that the power is turned off on the shutdown confirmation screen, A shutdown execution screen for notifying execution of blocking is displayed on the display unit. As a result, the information on the job that is currently being executed and the job that is waiting is displayed, and when the user inputs that the power supply is to be cut off in this state, the power supply is cut off (Patent Document 1: Claim 1, paragraph [0015]).

JP 2006-021501 A

  A hard key may be provided on an operation panel of the image forming apparatus as a power switch (power switch). Alternatively, the power switch may be displayed as a soft key on the display panel with a touch panel. Then, the user turns off the power of the image forming apparatus (operation panel) by operating a hard key as a power switch or a soft key.

  However, when a hard key is provided as a power switch for turning off the power, there is a problem that it is necessary to provide a hard key while securing a space for installation and wiring. There is also a problem that the cost of the power switch itself is high. In some cases, hard keys may be provided in places that are not clearly noticeable, such as the side and back of the image forming apparatus. The user must find out where the hard key is, and it is difficult and inconvenient to find.

  There are many types of screens displayed on the display panel of the operation panel. When the power switch is provided as a soft key, the soft key must be displayed on the entire screen so that the power can be turned off at any time. That is, the power switch always occupies a part of the display area. Accordingly, there is a problem that the display area is substantially reduced by the soft key of the power switch in the display area of the display panel.

  In the technique described in Patent Document 1, a switch for power supply using a hard key or a soft key is provided, which includes the above-described problems.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and allows a user to easily turn off the power only by operating the touch panel without always displaying a soft key as a power switch.

In order to solve the above problem, a display input device according to claim 1 includes a display panel, a touch panel unit, and a control unit. The display panel displays a setting screen and keys. The touch panel unit is provided for the display panel. The control unit recognizes the operation content of the user based on the output of the touch panel unit. Then, the control unit touches a predetermined start area in the display area of the display panel, and continues touching toward a predetermined end area that is a region away from the start area. Recognize the pull-out operation to slide the touch position. In addition, the control unit recognizes that the touch position reaches the end region due to the continuation of the pull-out operation as a power-off instruction that instructs power-off. In addition, when the control unit recognizes the power-off instruction, the control unit performs processing for power-off. The start area is provided so as to be in contact with one of the edges of the display area of the display panel. The end region is provided so as to be in contact with the side opposite to the one side among the end sides of the display region of the display panel. When the drawer operation is performed after touching the start area, the control unit causes the display panel to display a drawer screen overlaid on the currently displayed screen. The control unit displays the drawer screen so that the drawer screen is slid out from the edge on the start area side toward the end area, thereby touching the start area from the start of the touch to the end area. As the moving amount of the position increases, the display area of the drawer screen is gradually increased on the display panel. When the pull-out operation is performed in a state where there is an unprocessed job, the control unit includes a job cancel key for instructing job execution stop that has not been started among unprocessed jobs, and an unprocessed job. An end reservation key for instructing a power-off reservation so that processing for power-off is started when all jobs are completed, and a list display key for instructing display of a detailed list of unfinished jobs Newly displayed on the display panel as an option key. The controller causes the display panel to display the option key outside the drawer screen. The control unit recognizes an operation of moving the touch position in the pull-out operation to any of the option keys as an operation of selecting an option key. The control unit performs processing according to the selected option key.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily turn off the power only by operating the touch panel without continuously displaying the soft key as the power switch. Further, it is not necessary to provide a hard key for turning off the power.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a multifunction machine according to an embodiment. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a multifunction machine according to an embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the main menu screen displayed on the display panel which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the execution status screen of the job displayed on the display panel which concerns on embodiment. An example of the combination pattern of the start area | region and end area | region which concerns on embodiment is shown. It is a figure which shows an example of the flow of a display when there is no unfinished job in the operation panel which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the flow of a display when there is no unfinished job in the operation panel which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the flow of a display when there is no unfinished job in the operation panel which concerns on embodiment. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow of shutdown processing in the multifunction peripheral according to the embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the flow of a display when there exists an uncompleted job with the operation panel which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the detailed list screen of the job displayed on the display panel which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the rewind of the drawer screen which concerns on embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, a multi-function device 100 (corresponding to an image forming apparatus) provided with the operation panel 1 (corresponding to a display input device) will be described as an example. However, each element such as configuration and arrangement described in this embodiment does not limit the scope of the invention and is merely an illustrative example.

(Outline of MFP 100)
An outline of the multifunction peripheral 100 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. 1 and 2 are diagrams illustrating an example of the multifunction peripheral 100 according to the embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an MFP 100 according to this embodiment is provided with an operation panel 1 (illustrated by a broken line) on the front surface. In addition, a document transport unit 2a and an image reading unit 2b are provided at the top. In addition, a printing unit 3 (a paper feeding unit 3a, a conveyance unit 3b, an image forming unit 3c, and a fixing unit 3d) that performs printing is provided inside the multifunction peripheral 100.

  The operation panel 1 displays a selection screen for a function to be used (job type), an item selection screen for the selected function, a setting screen for the selected item, a screen such as a soft key for setting value setting, an image, and various messages. A display panel 11 is provided. A touch panel unit 12 is provided on the display panel 11 (on the upper surface). The touch panel unit 12 detects the position and coordinates of a portion of the display panel 11 operated (touched or pressed) by the user. Based on the output of the touch panel unit 12, the operated soft key (button) is recognized. The operation panel 1 is also provided with hard keys 13 such as a start key and a numeric keypad.

  The document conveying section 2a feeds the set documents one by one and continuously and automatically conveys them toward the reading contact glass (reading position, not shown). The image reading unit 2b reads a document set on the upper surface or a document conveyed by the document conveying unit 2a, and generates image data.

  The paper feed unit 3a accommodates a plurality of sheets. When executing a print job, the paper feed unit 3a feeds the sheets one by one to the transport unit 3b. The transport unit 3b transports the paper supplied from any of the paper feed units 3a. The image forming unit 3c forms a toner image based on the image data, and transfers the toner image onto the conveyed paper. The fixing unit 3d fixes the toner image transferred to the paper. The paper after toner fixing is discharged to the discharge tray 31.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a control unit 4 is provided in the multifunction peripheral 100. The control unit 4 controls the operation of the image forming apparatus. The control unit 4 includes circuits such as a CPU 4a and an image processing unit 4b. The CPU 4a is a central processing unit. The CPU 4a performs control of various units of the image forming apparatus and various arithmetic processes based on programs and data stored in the storage unit 5. The image processing unit 4b performs image processing of image data used for printing and transmission.

  The storage unit 5 includes a volatile storage device such as a RAM 51 and a nonvolatile storage device such as a ROM 52 and an HDD 53. The storage unit 5 stores various data such as the multifunction peripheral 100, control data, setting data, and image data, and various control programs. The storage unit 5 stores data necessary for execution of jobs such as copying, printing, scan transmission, box saving, and box printing until at least the job is completed.

  The control unit 4 is connected to the operation panel 1 so as to be communicable. The control unit 4 controls display on the display panel 11. Further, the control unit 4 recognizes the user's operation contents (operated soft keys, tabs, and hard keys 13) on the operation panel 1 based on outputs from the touch panel unit 12 and the hard keys 13. The control unit 4 also functions as the control unit 4 of the operation panel 1 (display input device). That is, the multi-function device 100 includes an operation panel 1 as a display input device including a display panel 11, a touch panel unit 12, and a control unit 4. The operation panel 1 may be provided with a panel control unit that controls the display of the display panel 11 in response to an instruction from the control unit 4, recognizes the operation content of the user, and performs various processes.

  The control unit 4 is connected to each unit of the document conveying unit 2a, the image reading unit 2b, and the printing unit 3 through signal lines such as a bus. The control unit 4 recognizes the existence of each unit and each device. Then, the control unit 4 controls operations of the multifunction peripheral 100 such as scanning and printing. The control unit 4 is connected to a communication unit 41 including various connectors, sockets, and a communication control chip. The communication unit 41 is communicably connected to the computer 200 such as a PC or a server or the FAX apparatus 300 via a network, a public line, or a cable.

(Example of screen displayed on display panel 11)
Next, an example of a screen displayed on the display panel 11 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the main menu screen S1 displayed on the display panel 11 according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a job execution status screen S2 displayed on the display panel 11 according to the embodiment.

  The display panel 11 displays various screens and setting keys. The display data for each screen is stored in the storage unit 5 or a memory (not shown) in the operation panel 1. The control unit 4 switches the display screen to the display panel 11 in response to an operation on the soft key or the hard key 13 in the setting screen.

  The main menu screen S1 shown in FIG. 3 is the highest screen in the hierarchy. The control unit 4 first displays the main menu screen S1 on the display panel 11 when the main power is turned on, when the power saving mode is canceled, or when the job is completed. Icons (images) are arranged on the main menu screen S1. Also, a function selection key K1 for selecting a function (job type) to be used is displayed below each icon. One of the function selection keys K1 can be touched to select a job type such as copy, scan transmission, box storage, and box printing.

  When a copy job is to be performed, the user operates the “Copy” function selection key K1. When performing a scan transmission job for transmitting image data based on data obtained by reading an original, the user operates a function selection key K1 of “Send (Scan)”. When performing a box saving job for storing image data based on data obtained by reading a document in the storage unit 5 (HDD 53) or a box printing job for performing printing based on image data stored in the storage unit 5; The user operates the function selection key K1 of “User Box”. The control unit 4 causes the display panel 11 to display a screen related to the selected job. The user selects an item so that a desired job result is obtained, and sets a setting value using the selected item.

  The execution status screen S2 is a screen showing the current job execution status. FIG. 4 is an example of the copy job execution status screen S2. Note that an execution status screen S2 is also prepared for each of other types of jobs such as a print job (printing based on data received from the computer 200), a scan transmission job, a box storage job, and a box print job (illustration is shown). (Omitted).

  On the left side of the execution status screen S2 of FIG. 4, the setting values set on the operation panel 1 regarding the reading of the original for copying are displayed (paper size, magnification, etc.). On the right side of the execution status screen S2, setting values set on the operation panel 1 regarding printing by copy are displayed (paper size, number of copies, etc.). Further, in the execution status screen S2 of FIG. 4, a column indicating the number of scanned documents is provided in the center (a column indicating the number of printed pages may be used).

(Start area F1 and end area F2)
Next, the start area F1 and the end area F2 defined on the operation panel 1 of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 shows an example of a combination pattern of the start area F1 and the end area F2.

  In the operation panel 1 (image forming apparatus), a soft key for turning off the power is not displayed on the display panel 11. Instead, the power can be turned off (dropped) by a gesture operation on the touch panel unit 12. Specifically, based on the output of the touch panel unit 12, the control unit 4 is an operation of moving in a predetermined end region direction while touching the predetermined start region F1 while continuing the touch. Recognize the pull operation. Then, the control unit 4 recognizes an operation of sliding the touch position until the touch position reaches the end region F2 by continuing the pull-out operation as a power-off instruction.

  Which area of the display area of the display panel 11 is the start area F1 and which area is the end area F2 can be determined as appropriate. In the operation panel 1 of the present embodiment, a band-shaped (strip-shaped) region that is in contact with any one of the four end sides of the display region of the display panel 11 and extends along the entire side is defined as the start region F1. The Further, of the four end sides of the display area of the display panel 11, a band-shaped (strip-shaped) area that is in contact with the side opposite to the side where the start area F1 is provided and extends along the entire opposite side is the end area F2. It is said. The widths of the start region F1 and the end region F2 in the direction perpendicular to the side are set to about one-tenth to one-tenth of the length of the short side of the display panel 11.

  The start area F1 and the end area F2 do not overlap. In other words, an area that is neither the start area F1 nor the end area F2 is provided between the start area F1 and the end area F2. When the power is turned off, the touch position moves in such a manner that the start area F1 → the area that is neither the start area F1 nor the end area F2 → the end area F2.

  A combination pattern of the start area F1 and the end area F2 will be described with reference to FIG. Of the combinations shown in FIG. 5, the combination A is a combination in which the start area F1 is provided along the upper end side of the display area and the end area F2 is provided along the lower end side of the display area. The combination B is a combination in which the start area F1 is provided along the lower end side of the display area and the end area F2 is provided along the upper end side of the display area. The combination C is a combination in which the start area F1 is provided along the left end side of the display area and the end area F2 is provided along the right end side of the display area. The combination D is a combination in which the start area F1 is provided along the right end side of the display area and the end area F2 is provided along the left end side of the display area. The white arrow in each combination diagram of FIG. 5 indicates the direction in which the touch position should be slid when the power is turned off. Note that the start area F1 and the end area F2 do not necessarily need to be in contact with the edge of the display area, and can be determined as appropriate.

(Display when there is no unfinished job)
Next, a display flow when there is no unfinished job on the operation panel 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8 are diagrams illustrating an example of a display flow when there is no unfinished job on the operation panel 1 according to the embodiment.

  The control unit 4 recognizes the touch of the start area F1, and recognizes the operation of sliding the touch position in the direction of the end area F2 while keeping the touch as the pull-out operation. When the controller 4 recognizes the drawer operation, the controller 4 displays the drawer screen 7 on the display panel 11. The drawer screen 7 is a screen displayed above (on the uppermost layer) the currently displayed screen. 6 to 8, the currently displayed screen (the screen below the drawer screen 7) is the main menu screen S1 (see FIG. 3).

  The control unit 4 increases the area of the drawer screen 7 on the display panel 11 as the drawer operation continues and the amount of movement of the touch position in the direction from the start area F1 to the end area increases. At this time, the control unit 4 displays the pull-out screen 7 so as to slide out from the start area F1 (the edge of the display area in contact with the outer side of the start area F1) in accordance with the slide movement direction of the touch position. Display on the panel 11. In other words, the control unit 4 causes the display panel 11 to perform an animation display in which the drawer screen 7 is pulled out like a curtain in accordance with the slide of the touch position.

  When there is no unfinished job (a job that is being executed or a job that has been input to the multifunction peripheral 100 and is waiting to be executed), the drawer operation is continued, and when the touch position reaches the end area F2, the control unit 4 recognizes that a power-off instruction has been made. Then, the control unit 4 starts a shutdown process (details will be described later). In a state where there is an unprocessed job, even when the touch position reaches the end area F2, the control unit 4 does not recognize that an instruction to turn off the power has been issued and does not perform a shutdown process (details will be described later). .

  Specifically, the display flow of the drawer screen 7 when there is no unfinished job in the multifunction device 100 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the following description, a case where the start area F1 is provided along the upper end side of the display area and the end area F2 is provided along the lower end side of the display area (combination A) will be described. An example in which the drawer screen 7 is pulled out from the top (from the upper end side of the display panel 11) in accordance with the amount of movement from the top to the bottom of the touch position will be described. Since the drawer screen 7 is drawn from the top to the bottom, an operation for turning off the power of the multifunction device 100 is performed as if the curtain is lowered. Therefore, the gesture operation for turning off the power is intuitive and easy to understand. Note that the combinations B to D differ only in the positional relationship between the combination A, the start area F1, and the end area F2, and the direction in which the drawer screen 7 is pulled out (the direction indicated by the solid line arrow in FIG. 5). The combinations BD can be similarly applied.

  A case where a drawer operation is performed on the main menu screen S1 will be described with reference to FIGS. Also on each screen displayed on the display panel 11, the drawer screen 7 is displayed by the drawer operation, and the power can be turned off. The drawing operations other than the main menu screen S1 and the execution status screen S2 are the same, and illustration and description are omitted.

  FIG. 6 shows the start point of the touch on the start area F1 (a state where the point A1 is touched). FIG. 7 shows a state where the touch position is being moved from the point A1 toward the end region F2 (a state where the point A2 is touched). FIG. 8 shows an example of a state where the touch position has reached the end region F2 (a state where the touch position is moved to the point A3). The movement amount in the vertical direction in the state of FIG. 7 is indicated by M1, and the movement amount in the state of FIG. 8 is indicated by M2.

  The movement amount (slide amount) of the touch position from the start area F1 toward the end area increases in the order of FIG. 6 → FIG. 7 → FIG. Even when the touch position is inclined with respect to the vertical direction, the control unit 4 pays attention only to the component in the vertical direction among the components of the diagonal movement. As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the control unit 4 pulls out from the start area F1 toward the end area as the amount of movement of the touch position from the start area F1 toward the end area increases. The screen 7 is displayed on the display panel 11.

  In the present embodiment, the control unit 4 matches the touch position (coordinates) detected by the touch panel unit 12 with the position of the side 7 a on the end area side of the drawer screen 7. The control unit 4 moves the position of the side 7a on the end area side of the drawer screen 7 so as to be interlocked with the movement of the touch position (as if attached to the fingertip). There may be a difference between the touch position and the position of the side 7 a on the end area side of the drawer screen 7. In this case, the drawer screen 7 is slid (scrolled) so that the difference (displacement) between the touch position and the position of the side 7a on the end area side of the drawer screen 7 is within a predetermined allowable range. The allowable range (absolute value) can be about several millimeters to several centimeters.

  When the pull-out operation is continued (without touching the start area F1 and the finger is not released from the touch panel unit 12), when the touch position reaches the end area F2, the control unit 4 is instructed to turn off the power. recognize.

(Shutdown process)
Next, an example of the flow of shutdown processing in the multifunction peripheral 100 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow of shutdown processing in the multifunction peripheral 100 according to the embodiment.

  The start in FIG. 9 is a time point when the control unit 4 recognizes that a power-off instruction has been made based on a pull-out operation in a state where there is no unfinished job.

  First, the control unit 4 stores, in the HDD 53 and the ROM 52, data of a predetermined type (specific data) to be saved among the data stored in the cache memory in the CPU 4a and the RAM 51 (step #). 1). That is, specific data storage processing is performed as one of the shutdown processing. What kind of data is designated as specific data can be determined as appropriate. For example, from the viewpoint of life management of the multifunction device 100 and the members in the multifunction device 100, item values (values used for the total) such as the usage time from the power ON to the current time (the power OFF time), the number of printed sheets, and the number of scanned sheets. It may be specific data. Information indicating the state of the multifunction device 100 at the time of power OFF such as the remaining amount of toner may be used as the specific data.

  Subsequently, the control unit 4 performs a shut-off process for protecting the storage unit 5 so as not to access the storage device (step # 2). That is, the shutdown process is performed as one of the shutdown processes.

  If the power supply to the HDD 53 is stopped during the operation of the HDD 53 (during data writing or reading), the data or the magnetic disk in the HDD 53 may be damaged. Therefore, when the HDD 53 is mounted, the control unit 4 causes the HDD 53 to perform data write / read stop, and magnetic head evacuation as shutdown processing.

  In addition, if the power supply to the flash memory is stopped during operation of the flash memory (during data writing or reading), data may be damaged. In the MFP 100, a flash memory may be used for the ROM 52 that stores various programs and data. In some cases, an SSD is mounted instead of the HDD 53. Therefore, the control unit 4 causes the storage device equipped with the flash memory to stop writing and reading data as the shutdown process.

  Then, the control unit 4 continues to check whether or not the shutdown process has been completed in all the nonvolatile storage devices (step # 3, step # 3 No → step # 3). When the all-shutdown process is completed, the control unit 4 causes the power supply device 6 to stop power supply to a portion determined to stop power supply when the power is turned off (step # 4). Thereby, the shutdown process is completed, and the power of the multi-function device 100 is turned off (end).

  The multi-function device 100 is provided with a power supply device 6 (see FIG. 2). The power supply device 6 receives power from a commercial power source. The power supply device 6 includes a rectifier circuit and a voltage conversion circuit, and generates a plurality of types of voltages necessary for the operation of the part included in the multifunction peripheral 100. The power supply device 6 supplies power (applies the generated voltage) to each unit of the multifunction peripheral 100 such as the display input device (the operation panel 1 and the control unit 4).

  When receiving a power-off instruction from the control unit 4, the power supply device 6 stops power supply to a predetermined portion when power supply is stopped when the power is turned off. Here, in the MFP 100 according to the present embodiment, the power can be turned off by a gesture operation (by simply operating the touch panel unit 12). Therefore, it is possible not to provide a switch (hard key) dedicated to power ON / OFF. Therefore, the power supply device 6 changes the omitted power ON / OFF switch to apply a voltage to a part for instructing the power ON of the multifunction peripheral 100 even in the power OFF state.

  The part for instructing power ON can be determined as appropriate. A voltage may be applied to the touch panel unit 12, and it may be detected that an instruction to turn on the power is made by the user based on conduction (signal change, output voltage change) by touching the touch panel unit 12. Alternatively, it may be determined in advance that a specific hard key such as a start key or a specific numeric key in the numeric keypad is used as a power ON switch. Based on a signal change (output voltage change) resulting from an operation on a specific hard key 13, it may be detected that the user has input a power-on instruction.

  An output signal from a portion for instructing power ON is input to the power supply device 6. When there is a change in the output signal of the part for instructing to turn on the power, the power supply device 6 starts supplying power to the part that stops power supply when the power is turned off. Further, an output signal from a portion for instructing power ON may be input to the control unit 4. In this case, power is supplied only to the portion that detects the power-on instruction of the control unit 4. When there is a change in the output signal of the part for instructing to turn on the power, a part of the control unit 4 recognizes the instruction to turn on the power. The control unit 4 instructs the power supply device 6 to start the power supply to the portion where the power supply is stopped when the power is turned off. As a result, the multifunction peripheral 100 and the operation panel 1 are turned on.

(Display when there are unfinished jobs)
Next, a display flow when there is an uncompleted job on the operation panel 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display flow when there is an incomplete job on the operation panel 1 according to the embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a job detail list screen S3 displayed on the display panel 11 according to the embodiment.

  Even when there is an unfinished job, the control unit 4 recognizes the touch of the start area F1, and recognizes the operation of sliding the touch position in the direction of the end area as a pull-out operation while touching. When the controller 4 recognizes the drawer operation, the controller 4 displays the drawer screen 7 on the display panel 11. Further, the control unit 4 increases the area of the drawer screen 7 on the display panel 11 as the movement amount (slide amount) of the touch position from the start area F1 to the end area F2 increases as the drawer operation is continued. increase. In addition, the difference between the touch position and the position of the side 7a on the end area side of the drawer screen 7 is set within a predetermined allowable range (matched in the operation panel 1 of the present embodiment). These points are the same as when there is no unfinished job.

  However, in the state where the storage unit 5 stores the data of the job being executed and the job waiting to be executed (there is a state where there is an unprocessed job), the control unit 4 moves the slide to the end region side of the touch position. Accordingly, the display panel 11 is caused to display the drawing screen 7 until the limit line L1 and the side 7a on the end area side of the drawing screen 7 overlap.

  Even if the touch position moves to the end area side after the limit line L1 and the end area side 7a of the drawer screen 7 overlap, the control unit 4 changes the end area side 7a of the drawer screen 7 to the end area. Keep away from F2 (do not change the area of the drawer screen 7). Then, the control unit 4 causes the display panel 11 to display a screen in which the side 7a on the end area side of the drawer screen 7 and the position of the restriction line L1 are overlapped. Further, in a state where there are unfinished jobs, the control unit 4 does not recognize that the power-off instruction has been issued even when the touch position reaches the end area F2.

  Which position in the display panel 11 is the limit line L1 can be determined as appropriate. In the display panel 11, the limit line L <b> 1 can be a position separated from the side of the start region F <b> 1 toward the end region by about ½ of the short side or the long side of the display region.

  Specifically, the display of the drawer screen 7 in a state where there is an unprocessed job will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 illustrates a case where a pull-out operation is performed on the job execution status screen S2 (see FIG. 4). In the upper and lower diagrams of FIG. 10, the point B1 is illustrated as the first touch point in the start area F1.

  Until the limit line L1 and the side 7a on the end area side of the drawer screen 7 overlap, the control unit 4 increases the amount of movement (slide amount) of the touch position from the start area F1 toward the end area. 7 is displayed on the display panel 11 so as to be drawn from the start area F1 toward the end area.

  As shown in the lower diagram of FIG. 10, after the limit line L1 and the side 7a on the end area side of the drawer screen 7 overlap each other (after the touch position reaches the point B2), the control unit 4 However, the area of the drawer screen 7 is not increased even if it is moved in the direction of the end area, and the limit line L1 and the side 7a on the end area side of the drawer screen 7 are kept matched. In a state where there is an uncompleted job, as shown in the lower diagram of FIG. 10, even when the touch position reaches a point B3 in the end area F2, the control unit 4 does not recognize that a power OFF instruction has been given. .

  Also, as shown in the upper and lower charts of Fig. 10, when a pull-out operation is performed with a job that has not yet been processed, the control unit 4 indicates that "the following processing remains" A message and information on an unfinished job are displayed in the drawer screen 7. FIG. 10 shows an example in which the types of uncompleted jobs (copy and box printing) are displayed on the drawer screen 7. Information such as the job name and the date and time when the job was input to the multifunction peripheral 100 may be displayed. Thereby, it is possible to recognize what kind of job is being executed or is waiting to be executed.

  If the power is turned off during execution of a print job, the paper remains in the transport path. If the power is turned off while a transmission job is being executed, the previous communication is wasted due to the forced communication cutoff. Also, a user who has input a job being executed and a job waiting for execution cannot obtain the job result. As described above, it is not preferable to forcibly turn off the power even though there are unfinished jobs.

  Therefore, when the drawer operation is performed in a state where there is an unprocessed job so that the user can select a favorite from the prepared options, the control unit 4 displays a plurality of option keys 8 on the display panel 11. To display. As shown in the upper and lower diagrams of FIG. 10, the display panel 11 displays each option key 8 outside the drawer screen 7. Specifically, in a state where there is an unprocessed job, the drawer screen 7 is drawn only up to the limit line L1, so the control unit 4 displays the option key 8 in the screen on the end area side of the limit line L1. Let

  When a pull-out operation is performed in a state where there is an unprocessed job, what options are prepared can be determined as appropriate. On the operation panel 1 of the present embodiment, a job cancel key 81, an end reservation key 82, and a list display key 83 are displayed as option keys 8.

  The control unit 4 recognizes the operation of moving the touch position in the drawer operation to any of the option keys 8 as the operation of selecting the option key 8. As shown in the upper diagram of FIG. 10, the user slides the touch position to the position of the desired option key 8 while continuing the touch. The control unit 4 performs processing according to the operated option key 8.

  The job cancellation key 81 is a key for instructing execution cancellation of a job that has not yet been started among jobs that have not been processed yet. If the job input person confirms whether or not to cancel the job, there is no problem even if the power is turned off. When the job cancel key 81 is selected, the control unit 4 does not execute the unfinished job. Note that data of unfinished jobs may be stored in the storage unit 5 in a nonvolatile manner. Then, when the power is turned on next time, the control unit 4 may cause the printing unit 3, the image reading unit 2 b, and the communication unit 41 to execute the job stored in the storage unit 5.

  Further, when the print job is being executed when the job stop key 81 is operated, the control unit 4 may stop the print job halfway. The control unit 4 does not feed the next sheet to the sheet feeding unit 3a so that no sheet remains in the transport path when the print job is canceled halfway, and all the fed sheets are put in the discharge tray. After discharging, the printing unit 3 is completely stopped. For the transmission job being executed, the control unit 4 may cause the communication unit 41 to perform the transmission job until the end, or may cause the communication unit 41 to terminate the transmission job halfway.

  Further, the end reservation key 82 is a key for instructing a power-off reservation so that processing for power-off is started when all jobs are completed. When the end reservation key 82 is selected, the control unit 4 starts a shutdown process when all unfinished jobs are completed (see FIG. 9).

  A list display key 83 is a key for instructing display of a detailed list of unfinished jobs. When the list display key 83 is selected, the control unit 4 causes the display panel 11 to display a detailed list screen S3 that displays unfinished jobs in a list format (see FIG. 11).

  The control unit 4 causes the display panel 11 to display a detailed list screen S <b> 3 including information regarding jobs currently being executed and jobs waiting to be accumulated stored in the storage unit 5. As job information, the type of job, the status of each job, and the name of the job are displayed. In addition, information such as the executor of each job and the date and time when the job is input to the multifunction peripheral 100 may be displayed.

  On the detailed list screen S3, by touching the column of the job to be canceled in the list and operating the cancel key K2, the execution of a specific job among uncompleted jobs can be canceled. When any column in the detail list screen S3 is touched, the control unit 4 recognizes the job corresponding to the touched column as the selected job. Further, when the cancel key K2 is operated while a job is selected, the control unit 4 causes the storage unit 5 to delete data corresponding to the selected job without executing the selected job. Thereby, when it is desired to turn off the power as soon as possible, the execution of a specific job can be stopped.

(Rewind drawer screen 7 and cancel power off)
Next, the rewinding of the drawer screen 7 according to the embodiment and the stop of the power OFF will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of rewinding the drawer screen 7 according to the embodiment.

  By moving the touch position from the start area F1 to the end area F2, the power of the multifunction peripheral 100 and the operation panel 1 can be turned off. However, there are cases where it is desired to cancel the power-off, for example, when the user thinks that the power should not be turned off halfway or when the drawer operation is mistakenly performed.

  The touch panel unit 12 receives a cancel operation for canceling an operation for turning off the power. Based on the output of the touch panel unit 12, the control unit 4 recognizes a cancel operation for canceling the operation for turning off the power performed on the touch panel unit 12.

  In the operation panel 1, an operation of releasing a finger from the touch panel unit 12 and an operation of returning the touch position to the start area F <b> 1 after the start of the drawing operation and before reaching the end area F <b> 2 are accepted as a stop operation. When the user stops turning off the power after touching the start area F1, the user may remove his / her finger from the touch panel unit 12 or return the touch position to the start area F1. The control unit 4 recognizes that the cancel operation has been performed based on the output of the touch panel unit 12. Note that the control unit 4 recognizes the cancel operation in any state where there is an unfinished job and when there is no job. When recognizing that the cancel operation has been performed, the control unit 4 causes the display panel 11 to stop displaying the drawer screen 7. As a result, the entire original screen is displayed (returns to the state before the start of the drawer operation).

  Then, when an operation to return the touch position to the start area F1 is performed in order to stop the power OFF, the control unit 4 rewinds the drawer screen 7 as the touch position approaches the start area F1. Reduce the area of 7. In other words, the drawer screen 7 is returned while being slid so that the drawer screen 7 is stored in accordance with the operation of returning the touch position in the direction of the start area F1.

  In FIG. 12, the upper diagram shows a position (point C2) that is about ¼ of the vertical length of the display panel 11 from the lower edge of the display panel 11 after touching the point C1 in the start area F1. ) Shows a state where the touch position is slid from top to bottom.

  On the other hand, in the lower part of FIG. 12, the touch position is returned from the point C2 to a position (point C3) that is about 1/5 of the vertical length of the display panel 11 from the upper edge of the display panel 11. The state (slid) is shown. As shown in the lower part of FIG. 11, the area of the drawer screen 7 is reduced as the touch position moves upward. The side 7a on the end area side of the drawer screen 7 is the touch position so that it matches the slidable touch position (so that the deviation between the touch position and the side 7a on the end area side of the drawer screen 7 is within the allowable range). It is adjusted to move upward.

  In this way, the display input device (operation panel 1) according to the embodiment includes a setting screen, a display panel 11 for displaying keys, a touch panel unit 12 provided for the display panel 11, and the touch panel unit 12. The user's operation content is recognized based on the output of, and a predetermined start area F1 is touched in the display area of the display panel 11, and the predetermined end area is separated from the start area F1. Recognizing a pull-out operation that slides the touch position while continuing the touch toward F2, and recognizing that the touch position reaches the end region F2 due to the continuation of the pull-out operation as a power-off instruction that instructs power-off. And a control unit 4 that performs processing for turning off the power when the OFF instruction is recognized.

  Thereby, the user can turn off the power only by a gesture operation (drawing operation) on the touch panel. Further, it is not necessary to provide a hard key 13 for turning off the power, which is advantageous in terms of manufacturing cost and design of the image forming apparatus (multifunction device 100). Further, it is not necessary to search for the location of the hard key 13 when the power is turned off. Further, it is not necessary to always display the power OFF soft key on the screen of the display panel 11, and the entire display area of the display panel 11 can be used effectively.

  Conventionally, when a power-off switch (hard key 13 or soft key) is operated, processing for power-off is started immediately. If the power-off switch is accidentally operated, the display input device (operation panel 1) and the image forming device (multifunction device 100) must be restarted, which is inconvenient. Therefore, the start area F1 is provided so as to be in contact with any one of the edges of the display area of the display panel 11. In addition, an end region F2 is provided so as to be in contact with a side opposite to one of the end sides of the display region of the display panel 11. When the drawer operation is performed after touching the start area F1, the control unit 4 displays the drawer screen 7 superimposed on the currently displayed screen on the display panel 11, and the drawer screen 7 is displayed at the end on the start area F1 side. The display area of the pull-out screen 7 is increased as the amount of movement of the touch position from the start of the touch to the start area F1 to the end area increases by causing the display to slide out from the side toward the end area. The display panel 11 is gradually increased.

  As a result, the power OFF is not started only by accidentally starting the drawing operation. Therefore, even if an erroneous operation is performed, the apparatus is not immediately turned off, and a display input apparatus (operation panel 1) that is easy to use can be provided. In addition, the user can visually recognize how much the touch position should be moved after the start of the pull-out operation until the power-off is accepted. Therefore, an input for instructing the power OFF intuitively and intuitively can be performed.

  If the power is turned off during job execution, the job ends in the middle, and a paper jam occurs in the image forming apparatus (multifunction peripheral 100). Also, if there is a job waiting for execution (waiting) and the power is turned off, the job waiting for execution remains unexecuted. The power OFF should not be performed ignoring the intention of the user who wants to execute the job.

  Therefore, when a pull-out operation is performed in a state where there is an unprocessed job, the control unit 4 displays the unprocessed job in the pull-out screen 7. As a result, it is possible to confirm whether or not there is a job at the present time when the power is turned off. Therefore, the user can easily recognize the reason why the power supply should not be turned off.

  Further, the control unit 4 sets the difference between the touch position and the position of the side 7a on the end area side of the drawer screen 7 within a predetermined allowable range when the drawer operation is performed in the state where there is no unfinished job. However, the display area of the drawer screen 7 is gradually increased on the display panel 11 as the amount of movement of the touch position in the direction of the end region increases. Then, when the drawer operation is performed in a state where there is an unprocessed job, the control unit 4 determines that the touch position and the edge 7a on the end area side of the drawer screen 7 reach the predetermined limit line L1. While the difference between the position of the side 7a on the end area side of the drawer screen 7 is within a predetermined allowable range, the display of the drawer screen 7 is increased as the amount of movement of the touch position in the direction of the end area in the drawer operation increases. The area is gradually increased on the display panel 11, and after reaching the limit line L1, the display of the drawer screen 7 up to the limit line L1 is continued on the display panel 11 even if the touch position is moved further toward the end region. Even if the position reaches the end region F2, it is not recognized that a power OFF instruction has been issued.

  As a result, when there is an unprocessed job at the time when the power is turned off, it is possible to prohibit the arbitrary power off. Further, compared to the case where there is no unfinished job, the drawer screen 7 can be pulled out only halfway, so that the user can perceive that the power cannot be turned off.

  Further, when a pull-out operation is performed in a state where there is an unprocessed job, the control unit 4 includes a job cancel key 81 for instructing to stop job execution that has not been started among unprocessed jobs, and an unprocessed job. End reservation key 82 for instructing reservation of power OFF so that processing for power OFF is started when all completed jobs are completed, and a list for instructing display of a detailed list of unprocessed jobs At least one of the display keys 83 is displayed on the display panel 11 as the option key 8 and processing corresponding to the selected option key 8 is performed.

  As a result, it is possible to display a policy for dealing with the fact that the power cannot be turned off due to an unprocessed job as options, and the user can select a desired policy. Further, the job execution can be stopped by the job stop key 81 so that the power can be turned off immediately. The end reservation key 82 can be used to make a reservation for turning off the power after all jobs are completed. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform the operation for turning off the power again after the time for completing all jobs is completed. The list display key 83 can also be used to confirm details of a job that has not been processed.

  Further, the display panel 11 displays the option key 8 outside the drawer screen 7. The control unit 4 recognizes the operation of moving the touch position in the drawer operation to any of the option keys 8 as the operation of selecting the option key 8. As a result, it is possible to select the option key 8 displayed when the power cannot be turned off because there is a job that has not been processed by an extremely simple operation, which is an operation subsequent to the pull-out operation.

In addition, the control unit 4 displays the drawing screen 7 so that the drawer screen 7 is slid and stored on the edge on the start area F1 side after the drawer operation, thereby increasing the return amount of the touch position in the direction of the start area F1. Accordingly, the display area of the drawer screen 7 is gradually reduced to the display panel 11, and when the touch position is returned to the start area F1, or when the touch is released before reaching the end area F2 , The display of the drawer screen 7 is stopped on the display panel 11.

  Thereby, the operation for turning off the power can be stopped halfway. In addition, since the drawer screen 7 returns to the normal screen while being slid and returned to the original drawing operation, the user can visually recognize that the operation for turning off the power is stopped.

  The image forming apparatus (multifunction device 100) includes a storage unit 5 (RAM 51, ROM 52, HDD 53) that stores data, a display input device (operation panel 1), and a power supply unit 6 that supplies power to the storage unit 5. The display input device is included. When the control unit 4 recognizes the power-off instruction, the control unit 4 causes the storage unit 5 to perform a shutdown process, which is a process for protecting stored data, and the power supply device 6 performs a shutdown process such as a shutdown process. Is completed, the power supply to the part where the power supply is stopped when the power is turned off is stopped.

  As a result, it is possible to provide an image forming apparatus (multifunction device 100) that does not require searching for the location of the hard key 13 when the power is turned off, or when the hard key 13 for turning off the power is not required. Further, it is possible to provide an image forming apparatus that can safely and easily turn off the power.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described, the scope of the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

  The present invention can be used for a display input device and an image forming apparatus including the display input device.

Claims (7)

A setting screen, a display panel displaying keys,
A touch panel provided for the display panel;
Recognize the user's operation based on the output of the touch panel,
Touch a predetermined start area in the display area of the display panel, and slide the touch position while continuing to touch an end area that is a predetermined area apart from the start area. Recognize the drawer operation to move,
Recognizing the arrival of the touch position due to the continuation of the pull-out operation to the end area as a power-off instruction that instructs power-off,
A control unit that performs processing for power OFF when recognizing the power OFF instruction,
The start area is provided so as to be in contact with one of the edges of the display area of the display panel,
The end region is provided so as to be in contact with the side opposite to the one side among the end sides of the display region of the display panel,
The controller is
When the drawer operation is performed after touching the start area, a drawer screen superimposed on the screen being displayed is displayed on the display panel,
The amount of movement of the touch position from the start of touching the start area to the end area is displayed by displaying the pull-out screen so as to be pulled out from the edge on the start area side toward the end area. As it increases, the display area of the drawer screen is gradually increased on the display panel,
When the above extraction operation is performed in a state where there are unprocessed jobs, a job cancel key for instructing to stop job execution that has not been started among all unprocessed jobs, and all unprocessed jobs are completed. The above-mentioned display using a reservation key for instructing a reservation for power-off so that processing for power-off is started and a list display key for instructing display of a detailed list of unfinished jobs as selection keys New display on the panel,
Displaying the selection key on the display panel outside the drawer screen;
Recognizing the operation of moving the touch position in the pull-out operation to any of the option keys as an operation of selecting an option key,
A display input device that performs processing according to the selected option key . When the pull-out operation is performed with a job that has not been processed,
The display input device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit displays information of an uncompleted job in the drawer screen. The controller is
When the drawer operation is performed in a state where there is no unfinished job, the difference between the touch position and the position of the edge on the end area side of the drawer screen is within a predetermined allowable range, and the end area direction As the amount of movement of the touch position increases, the display area of the drawer screen is gradually increased on the display panel,
When the drawer operation is performed in a state where there is an unfinished job, the touch position and the end area of the drawer screen until the side on the end area side of the drawer screen reaches a predetermined limit line. The display area of the drawer screen is displayed on the display panel as the amount of movement of the touch position in the direction of the end region in the drawer operation increases while the difference from the position of the side is within a predetermined allowable range. Gradually increase,
After reaching the limit line, even if the touch position is moved in the direction of the end area, the display panel continues to display the drawer screen up to the limit line,
3. The display input device according to claim 1, wherein even if the touch position reaches the end region, the display input device does not recognize that the power-off instruction has been issued. When the list display key is operated,
The controller is
Displays unfinished jobs in a list format
Display a detailed list screen with a stop key on the display panel,
When any field in the detailed list screen is touched,
The controller is
Recognizes the job corresponding to the touched field as the selected job,
When the cancel key is operated while a job is selected, the selected job is not executed,
4. The display input device according to claim 1, wherein data corresponding to the selected job is deleted. The controller is
As the amount of return of the touch position in the direction of the start area increases, the drawer screen is displayed so that the drawer screen is slid and stored on the edge on the start area side after the drawer operation. Gradually reducing the display area of the screen to the display panel,
The display panel may be stopped when the touch position is returned to the start area or when the touch is released before reaching the end area. 5. The display input device according to any one of 1 to 4 . A display input device according to claim 1;
A storage unit for storing data;
A power supply device for supplying power to the display input device and the storage unit,
When the control unit recognizes the power-off instruction, the control unit causes the storage unit to perform a shutdown process that is a process for protecting the stored data.
The image forming apparatus, wherein the power supply device stops power supply to a portion where power supply is stopped when the power supply is turned off after the shutdown process is completed. Rukoto to display the screen for the setting, the key to the display panel,
Recognizing the operation content of the user based on the output of the touch panel provided on the display panel ;
Touch a predetermined start area in the display area of the display panel, and slide the touch position while continuing to touch an end area that is a predetermined area apart from the start area. Recognizing the drawer operation to be moved ,
Recognizing the arrival of the touch position to the end region by continuing the pulling operation as a power-off instruction to turn off the power ;
Performing a process for turning off the power when the power off instruction is recognized ;
Providing the start area so as to be in contact with any one of the edges of the display area of the display panel;
Providing the end region so as to be in contact with the side opposite to the one side among the end sides of the display region of the display panel;
When the drawer operation is performed after touching the start area, a drawer screen superimposed on the screen being displayed is displayed on the display panel;
The amount of movement of the touch position from the start of touching the start area to the end area is displayed by displaying the pull-out screen so as to be pulled out from the edge on the start area side toward the end area. Increasing the display area of the drawer screen to the display panel as it increases
When the above extraction operation is performed in a state where there are unprocessed jobs, a job cancel key for instructing to stop job execution that has not been started among all unprocessed jobs, and all unprocessed jobs are completed. The above-mentioned display using a reservation key for instructing a reservation for power-off so that processing for power-off is started and a list display key for instructing display of a detailed list of unfinished jobs as selection keys A new display on the panel,
Displaying the selection key on the display panel outside the drawer screen;
Recognizing an operation of moving the touch position in the drawer operation to any of the option keys as an operation of selecting an option key;
And performing a process according to the selected option key .

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